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No Villain is a play written byArthur Miller during hissophomore year of college in 1936, duringspring break.[1] This was his first work, reportedly written in five days in the hope of winning a $250Hopwood Award in drama, the first of two that he won.No Villain exploresMarxist theory and inner conflict through an individual facing ruin as a result of a strike.
In the first scene, the audience is introduced to the Simons, an immigrant family, in their parlor, anxiously awaiting the return of their son from university. The Simons were once successful, but appear to have fallen upon rough times.
The play was rediscovered by British theatre director Sean Turner, and received its world première at theOld Red Lion Theatre in London, UK, in December 2015.[2]
In June 2016, the production transferred toTrafalgar Studios in London'sWest End.
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